Category: Restorations

I am happy to share this restored image of my mom when she was only 5 years old. A recent visit of my grandmother has given me possession of many family photographs, so the near future shall bring many restorations.

1919 My great-great-grandmother, Olivia Valcarcel. The picture was taken in April 13, 1919. Though she seems to have black hair in this photo, her hair was actually red, which is where my dad gets it from She wrote: To mi beloved grandmother as a keepsake from her granddaughter – Olivia

1919 My great-great-grandmother, Olivia Valcarcel. The picture was taken in April 13, 1919. Though she seems to have black hair in this photo, her hair was actually red, which is where my dad gets it from She wrote: To mi beloved grandmother as a keepsake from her granddaughter – Olivia

1920 Another photograph of Olivia Valcarcel, my great-great-grandmother, this time on January 10, 1920. She wrote: “To my beloved Ventura, as a keepsake of his love” – Olivia

1920 Another photograph of Olivia Valcarcel, my great-great-grandmother, this time on January 10, 1920. She wrote: “To my beloved Ventura, as a keepsake of his love” – Olivia

1918 My great-great-grandfather, Ventura Isusi Valcarcer, taken in September 9, 1918, Limonar, Matanzas. The photo is addressed twice: “To my beloved friend Olivia, from her friend, Isusi” “Keep it as a memory of our firs love, and take with this portrait a kiss and a hug, from your always V.I. Valcarcel”

1918 My great-great-grandfather, Ventura Isusi Valcarcer, taken in September 9, 1918, Limonar, Matanzas. The photo is addressed twice: “To my beloved friend Olivia, from her friend, Isusi” “Keep it as a memory of our firs love, and take with this portrait a kiss and a hug, from your always V.I. Valcarcel”

The photographs here restored come from my paternal grandfather, and date as far back as my red-haired, great-great grandmother.